C000021461 Fees and Costs — Transamerica Aegon Sustainable Equity Income VP, Initial Class
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 0.72%: a 0.66% management fee plus 0.06% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $23K in broker commissions, 0.0047% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 17%.
C000021461 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021461. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.66% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.06% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.72% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.72% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
C000021461 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000021461, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $456 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.76% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.72%) | $76 | $237 | $411 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $2 | $3 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $12 | $42 |
| Total costs | $76 | $250 | $456 |
| Value after costs | $10,424 | $11,326 | $12,307 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.76% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
C000021461 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0047%
- Total broker commissions: $23K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $693.6M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 17%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $7K (0.001% of average net assets)
C000021461 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $5K | 21.15% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $5K | 21.09% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $4K | 19.43% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $2K | 10.47% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2K | 8.74% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $2K | 7.55% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $843 | 3.74% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $786 | 3.49% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $718 | 3.19% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $260 | 1.15% |
C000021461 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $693.6M | 100.00% |
Transamerica Aegon Sustainable Equity Income VP Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000021461 | Initial Class | 0.72% | none |
| C000021462 | Service Class | 0.97% | none |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.